| Kwaidan Contributor(s): Hearn, Lafcadio (Author) |
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ISBN: 055435912X ISBN-13: 9780554359120 Publisher: BiblioLife OUR PRICE: $23.74 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904), also known as Koizumi Yakumo after gaining Japanese citizenship, was an author, best known for his books about Japan. He is especially well-known for his collections of Japanese legends and ghost stories, such as Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things. Hearn was born in Lefkada, one of the Greek Ionian Islands. He was the son of Surgeon-major Charles Hearn (of King's County, Ireland) and Rosa Antonia Kassimati, who had been born on Kythera, another of the Ionian Islands. In 1890, Hearn went to Japan with a commission as a newspaper correspondent, which was quickly broken off. It was in Japan, however, that he found his home and his greatest inspiration. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Humor |
| Dewey: 813.4 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.83 lbs) 140 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
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